tridad Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yes, I know it is a fantasy watch, but I wanted to take a look at one, so I got it. I was wondering, if anyone would recommend doing the bezel paint mod (numbers look a little thin). I am worried that, after I try removing the excess paint, the actual blue and red color would come off due to the strength of the nail polish remover. Any experts out there who might know what to do? Looking forward to your recommendations. Cheers!! Here are some dirty and quick phone pics, but my thoughts are, that this watch is definitely worth the price, very well made, solid, DW font seems the closest I have seen to gen, SELS have no gaps whatsoever, overall a very nice fantasy daily beater. The writing on the dial for GMT Master II seems a bit off, the spacing between the lines, but other than that, very nice. I recommend it. Enjoy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 It depends on if they used blue and red paint or actually cast it in ceramic. I tried to paint a black ceramic insert using red and blue ceramic paint and it looked terrible. But the ceramic paint did come right off using acetone (nail polish remover). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Personally I wouldn't risk it. Could you please post some photos of it? Overall, what are your impressions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 I don't understand what the benefit of painted ceramic would be. The paint can/will scratch while the big selling point of ceramic is scratch resistance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-rock Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 A ceramic Pepsi bezel....? OUCH !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 ooooh I can just visualise it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-rock Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Sorry to admit I can't...but the "bling" of the Ceramic models is a love or hate thing, I guess. Gotta admit it "would" be very pretty.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I believe that at some point Rolex is going to offer the Pepsi bezel as an option on the IIc. From what i hear, they haven't gotten the red and blue to work. Much more difficult than a single color bezel insert. As to the love hate, i'm with you. I didn't think i would like it at first, but it has proven to be a pretty nice watch. I would still like one with a 2893-2 movement, or better yet a really accurate 1675 w/2893-2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-rock Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Pan...you're probably right about that, my friend. While I can't quite picture myself wearing the new Ceramics and maxi dial styles( I've tried them ) that does not change the fact that I actually do find them to be VERY nice looking watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 When you say paint mod, do you mean painting the numbers, as people do with the GMTIIc? If that's the case, many simply use a piece of cloth, like a T-Shirt, to wipe away the excess, rather than thinners... As for the watch being 'fantasy', don't worry about it, the Ceramic Sub was 'fantasy' until Rolex released their version last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tridad Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 When you say paint mod, do you mean painting the numbers, as people do with the GMTIIc? If that's the case, many simply use a piece of cloth, like a T-Shirt, to wipe away the excess, rather than thinners... As for the watch being 'fantasy', don't worry about it, the Ceramic Sub was 'fantasy' until Rolex released their version last year Yes, it is the numbers I was thinking of doing, but on second thought, they are not too bad and might just leave them alone, I will take pics soon, and let you guys critique it. Thanks for all the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Look forward to your pics & review, and I believe Gioarmani was asking if anyone had this watch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugaray1 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I belive perfect clones has this watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Gio is a forum member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 May we see it please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tridad Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Pics have been added. Take a look!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ispytonyv Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Can you confirm if this is two different colors of ceramic, or just one color with paint on the other half? Pics have been added. Take a look!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tridad Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Can you confirm if this is two different colors of ceramic, or just one color with paint on the other half? Hard to tell, but I would imagine if Rolex can't get the two colors to hold up on ceramic, I doubt a $200 watch would. My bet would be that they are painted, but it looks great. I hope this helps!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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